Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
April 27, 2018
Submitted
April 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0606
Aircraft time
23,934 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Exhaust Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
310 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED IN CLIMB POWER, AIRCRAFT YAWED AND SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION ENSUED. UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CYLINDER TO HAVE ZERO COMPRESSION AND THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN AT THE STEM. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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